海湾公园食品室

The 海湾公园食品室 welcomes donations to support its mission. 货币和实物 donations may be sent through campus mail to Jessica Langston (Box 5128) or to:

The University of Southern Mississippi, 海湾公园九游会国际
Jessica Langston, Hardy Hall 238
东滩大道730号
长滩，邮编39560

The pantry also accepts donations of food and supplies in Hardy Hall 242, and through its Amazon and 沃尔玛愿望清单s at the following links:

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If you need it from the store, chances are we do too! Next time you're at the store, pick up an extra box of cereal or package of toilet paper and donate it to the Pantry. We are always in need of pantry and bathroom staples.

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A lot of the things we buy come in value packs. When you need deodorant, buy the value pack and donate the extras to the pantry! When you snag a good deal on a giant pack of paper towels, send a few our way. Have a big box of laundry or dishwasher pods? Put a few in a plastic bag for the Pantry. 

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Sometimes we end up with extra condiment packages and individually wrapped snacks 和餐具. 食品储藏室可以用它! Save the unopened packages for us.

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Who doesn't love those mini bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and soap? 当你的抽屉 are overflowing with mini bottles, remember that we would love to add those to our 学生包!

Donations are accepted anytime in Hardy Hall 242.

The idea for a food pantry on The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus emerged many years ago, but the COVID-19 pandemic provided impetus to make the idea 一个现实.

During the Fall 2020 semester, USM’s annual Golden Basket project placed its focus 为USM学生服务. Food 项目, household goods, and other necessities were gathered by departments across campus to disperse to families in need. 金篮子之后， a surplus of food 项目 remained, and the Office of Student Affairs offered pre-packaged grocery 袋 to all USM students through a curbside pickup system. 学生的需求是 evident; within two weeks, we served over 23 students. The establishment of a sustainable campus food pantry was essential.

A pivotal moment occurred in early January 2021 with a phone call to The College and University Anti-Hunger Alliance of Mississippi, a division of The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi. When the Alliance heard of our efforts to start an on-campus food pantry, we were 连接到Extra Table.

Extra Table is a non-profit organization located in Hattiesburg that provides food pantries and soup kitchens across Mississippi with healthy and shelf-stable food. Martha Allen, the Executive Director of Extra Table, offered us a partnership immediately. Since February 2021, Extra Table has supplied the 海湾公园食品室 with monthly deliveries of canned fruits, vegetables, tuna, pastas, and other necessities. 

Thanks to this partnership, the Pantry saw immense growth, and in early spring of 2021, it was given a designated space in Hardy Hall. Fitted with new and spacious shelving, it currently provides a storage and staging area for the 海湾公园食品室. 

Now, with the help of our generous community, we receive additional donations to supplement the food we receive from Extra Table. We have served over 100 Southern Miss students and counting across all USM墨西哥湾沿岸设施. The 海湾公园食品室 sends our sincerest thanks to each of you.